penny.

16. How much does seven hundred and eight pounds, exceed thirty-nine pounds, fifteen shillings and ten pence halfpenny ? Ans. £668 4s. 14. 17. From one hundred pounds, take four pence halfAns. £99 19s. 7id. 18. Received of four men the following sums of money, viz. The first paid me 371. 11s. 4d. the second 25l. 16s. 7d. the third 197. 148. 6d. and the fourth as much as all the other three, lacking 19s. 6d. I demand the whole sum received? 165 5s. 4d.

Ans.

QUESTIONS,

Shewing the use of Compound Addition and Subtraction.

1.

12 C. 20

NEW-YORK, MARCH 22, 1814. Bought of George Grocer,

2 qrs. of Sugar, at 52s. per cwt. 28 lbs. of Rice, at 3d. per lb.

£.32

10 0

0 7 0 17 11

3 loaves of Sugar, wt. 55lb. at 1s. 1d. per lb. 1 3 C.2 qrs. 14lb. of Raisins, at 36s. per cwt.

6 10 6

2. What sum added to 171. 11s. 84d. will make 100l. ? Ans. 821. 8s. 3d. Sqr.

3. Borrowed 50l. 10s. paid again at one time 17. 11s. 6d. and at another time, 9. 4s. 8d. at another time 71. 9s. 6d. and at another time 19s. 6d. how much remains unpaid? Ans. £15 4s. 9id.

4. Borrowed 1007. and paid in part as follows, viz. at one time 21. 11s. 6d. at another time 19. 17s. 4 d. at another time 10 dollars at 6s. each, and at another time two English guineas at 28s. each and two pistareens, at 143d. each; how much remains due, or unpaid ?

Ans. £52 12s. 8d. 5. A, B, and C, drew their prize money as follows, viz. A had 75l. 15s. 4d. B had three times as much as A, lacking 15s. 6d. and C, had just as much as A and B both; pray how much had CP Ans. £302 5s. 10d. 6. I lent Peter Trusty 1000 dols. and afterwards lent him 26 dols. 45 cts. more. He has paid me at one time 361 dols. 40 cts. and at another time 416 dols. 09 cts. beides a note which he gave me upon James Paywell, for 43 dols. 90 cts.; how stands the balance between us?

Ans. The balance is $105 06 cis. due to me. 7. Paid A B in full for E F's bill on me, for 105l. 10s. viz. I gave him Richard Drawer's note for 15l. 14s. 9d. Peter Johnson's do. for 30l. Os 6d. an order on Robert Dealer for 391. 11s. the rest I make up in cash. I want to know what sum will make up he deficiency? Ans. £,20 3s. 9d.

8. A merchant had six debtors, who together, owed him 29177. 10s. 6d. A, B, C, D, and E, owed him 1675l. 13s. 9d. of it; what was F's debt? Ans. £1241 16s. 9d.

9. A merchant bought 17C. 2qrs. 14lb. of sugar, of which he sells 9C. 3qrs. 25lb. how much of it remains unsold? Ans. 7C. 2qrs. 17lb.

10. From a fashionable piece of cloth which contained $2yds. 2na. a taylor was ordered to take three suits, each 6yds. 2qrs. how much remains of the piece?

Ans. 32yds. 2qrs. 2na. 11. The war between England and America commenced April 19, 1775, and a general peace took place January 20th, 1783; how long did the war continue ? Ans. 7yrs. 9mo. Id.

COMPOUND MULTIPLICATION. COMPOUND Multiplication is when the Multiplicand consists of several denominations, &c.

1. To Multiply Federal Money.

RULE.

Multiply as in whole numbers, and place the separatrix as many figures from the right hand in the product, as it is in the multiplicand, or given sum.

8 cts.

EXAMPLES.

8 d. c.m.

1. Multiply 35 09 by 25. 8. Multiply 49 0 0 5 by 97.